Indiana Statutes
§ 31-35-2-6 — Request for hearing; timing of hearing; dismissal of petition
Indiana § 31-35-2-6
JurisdictionIndiana
Art. 35JUVENILE LAW: TERMINATION OF
Ch. 2Termination of Parent-Child Relationship Involving a
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Ind. Code § 31-35-2-6 (2026).
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(a)Except when a hearing is required after
June 30, 1999, under section 4.5 of this chapter, the person filing the
petition shall request the court to set the petition for a hearing.
Whenever a hearing is requested under this chapter, the court shall:
(1)commence a hearing on the petition not more than ninety (90)
days after a petition is filed under this chapter; and
(2)complete a hearing on the petition not more than one hundred
eighty (180) days after a petition is filed under this chapter.
(b)If a hearing is not held within the time set forth in subsection (a):
(1)upon filing of a motion with the court by a party; and
(2)absent a finding by the court that the extension of the deadline
for the hearing is necessitated by:
(A)unanticipated, emergent circumstances;
(B)the circumsta
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Legislative History
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.35-1998,
SEC.21; P.L.146-2006, SEC.54; P.L.48-2012, SEC.68; P.L.244-2023,
SEC.11; P.L.179-2025, SEC.26.
Nearby Sections
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§ 31-10-1-1
Purpose of recodification act§ 31-10-1-2
Statutory construction§ 31-10-1-3
Effect on existing rights and liabilities§ 31-10-1-5
References to repealed or replaced statutes§ 31-10-1-7
References to rules§ 31-10-2-1
Policy and purpose§ 31-10-2-3
Rights of persons with a disability§ 31-11-0.1-1
"Repealed statutes"§ 31-11-1-1
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